Doug Fichera has been in the snowmaking business for 15 years—which doesn’t sound all that impressive until you consider that he’s only 23.
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Robert Frost’s final resting place lies in Bennington, Vermont, a small town that loves artists.
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Best Town Meeting Tips
Sixth-generation Vermonter Susan Clark, co-author of All Those in Favor, is the town meeting moderator for her hometown of Middlesex, Vermont. Needless to say, she knows her stuff when it comes to effectively participating in municipal discussions. So with town meeting season coming up in early March, take Clark’s advice and speak up for your […]
Inside a slender drawer in the honeymoon suite of the Waybury Inn in East Middlebury, Vermont, lies a special collection of love letters.
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The New Yankee Craftsmen
Against all odds, these Yankee Craftsmen are keeping New England’s traditional arts and trades alive. Learn more about these talented New Englanders.
The Blackington Collection — a priceless collection of 2,000 glass-plate negatives that captured New England life from the 1890s through the 1930s — had been forgotten in a box in the cellar of Yankee’s offices. Then they were rescued. They’ll often start, ‘I have a funny question. You may not be interested, but …’” As the […]
White River Junction, Vermont is a bastion of some of the first millennium’s best inventions: Trains (Amtrak’s Vermonter stops here), Cartoons (WRJ is the home to the Center for Cartoon Studies), and… Typewriters! So this week I packed my momma’s Smith Corona into its handy carrier and drove it two hours south to Twin […]
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Town Greens | New England Icons
Town greens established in the 18th century, or village greens as they’re more commonly known today, were thought to have been used for militia training, the grazing of livestock, and, at times, public punishment. Cast your vote for the prettiest town green in New England in the comment section below! And if you have a […]
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Art Show “Dance of the Seasons”
The classic Gothic Revival “Gingerbread” architecture of the Justin Morrill Homestead in Strafford, Vermont has inspired the creative eye of many artists.
Gardens at the Justin Morrill Homestead in Strafford, Vermont reflect the design of Victorian-era gardens exemplifying the Romantic Landscape Movement in America.
Across the high country of Vermont and New Hampshire and down the coast from Portland to Boston, our time-travel adventure takes you from ski slopes to cities where classic New England endures.
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Nanny, Rose, and I
A painting showed a young woman what love looked like. And then it came to life.